Combined seat cushion, foot muff, and carrier or receptacle



' Sept. 30,- 1930. B. RO HE H Q 1,776,983

GOIBINED SEAT CUSHION, FOOT MUFF, AND CARRIER OR RECEPTACLE Filed Jan.18, 1929 nvvavron.

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Patented Sept. 30, 1930 UNrrED sures P5ATE T OFFFICVE' IBRYAN ROTHERHAM,OF LONDON, ENGLAND COMBINED SEAT cusnion, room IVI'UFE," Aili1' D"ARRIERon nncnrrhctn Y Application filed January 18, 1929, Serial No.

This invention relates to anew or improved article of manufacturewhich'is capable of use for such Widely difierent purposes,

as a seat cushion, or as a foot-muff or as an 5 emergency hand-bag,carrier, or holder.

' Exteriorly, the improved article when closed, has all thecharacteristics of an ordinary seat or back cushion and can be of anydesired shape in plan such as circular, D- shaped or the like. It canmoreover be made of or covered with leather, fabric or other appropriatematerial. 7

Interiorly, the article is lined with some suitable soft and warmmaterial such as sheepskin, the top and bottom parts being onlyconnected with'each other around their edges.

Access to theinterior when it is desired to use the article as afoot-muff, bag or container, is obtained through a peripheral mouth oropening of substantialwidth, the formation of which is such that theupper part be raised and turned back to facilitate the insertion of thefeet.

In order to facilitate a clear understanding of the invention referenceis made in describing the same to the accompanying drawing, wherein, 1

Figure 1 is a general view of the new or improved article of manufacturewhen in use as aseat cushion.

Figures 2 and 3 are front and side views respectively of the same whenin use as a foot-muff.

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the improved article ofmanufacture comprising the subject matter of this invention isdistinguished from an ordinary pad or cushion, which is one of thepurposes it is intended to serve, in that there is no independentfilling, the two main parts a, 7), constituting the upper and lowerportions or elements of the article being lined on the inside with somesuitable soft and warm material, such as fur or sheepskin, and onlypermanently connected together around a part of their peripheries, theremaining part being detachably connected together to provide a mouth oropening 0 so that when required the articl'e serve $33,485, has Grater-ham March 30,;19as.

connected portion 'ormouthfc terminates at each end, asshownfator-near-the junction of the upperpart ct with the peripheralwalld" so that the latter does not interfere with the turning back oftheupper part when them'outh is opened, as shown 'in Figures 2 Thebottom part b may be provided at the mouth with a 11p 6 which isnormally tucked insidethearticlebut which when'the article is useda'safoot mulfycan be pulled outwardly into a positi'on inwhich itencloses'the heels and ankles as shown more clearly in Figure 3. Thislip, which maybe made of 1eather,"is preferably also lined with furorsome" other soft and warm material, and may be-made elastic-byincorporating within it an indiarubberband orspring so that after thefeet are inserted in the muff the lip conformsclosely around andeffectually encloses assum s." 1 The mouth can be retained in the closedposition in any suitable manner as by means of-the Kynock lightningfastener f, or by dome or snap "fastenersf In the former case the mouthmay be openedor closed'bymeans of a single slide gas shown, or by meansof a pair of oppositely movable slides in which case the saidjslides mayeach carry a stra adapted when'th'emouth or opening is close to bejoined together to form a handle whereby the article may be carried aswhen'in use 7 as a bag or container. Alternativelmthei handle h'm'ay asshown be permanently secured to the upper part of the article in theimmediate vicinityof the mouth. a

Instead of a fastener of the type shown, one or other of the edges ofthe mouth or opening can be formed or provided with a flap adapted, whenthe mouth is closed, to be secured by a strap attached to the other edgeand passed through slits in the flap, its other end being secured by abuckle, snap fastener, button or the like. The portion of the strapbetween the slits forms a handle. As already mentioned, when theimproved article is not required for other purposes it can beadvantageously employed as a receptacle for various kinds of goods,either for the purposes of storage or transit.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture a hollow casing of flexible materiallined on the inside with soft and warm material and having a peripheralmouth or opening furnished with a, withdrawable lip and with means foropening and closing said mouth.

2. As a new article of manufacture a flat hollow casing comprising upperand lower members of flexible material lined on the inside with somesoft and warm material and permanently secured together only around apart of their edges, a withdrawable lip carried by the unsecured part ofthe edge of the lower member and adapted when the article is used as acushion to be tucked in between the upper and lower members, and meansfor releasably securing together the unconnected parts of said edges.

3. As a new article of manufacture a flat hollow casing comprising upperand lower members of flexible material lined on the inside with somesoft and warm material secured together only at the edges and having aperipheral mouth, a withdrawable lip arranged in said mouth and havingan elastic free edge and means for opening and closing said mouth.

4. As a new article of manufacture a fiat hollow casing comprising upperand lower members of flexible material lined on the inside with somesoft and warm material and connected together at the edges by aperipheral wall having a mouth or opening terminating at each end at thejunction between said wall and the upper member, a withdrawable liparranged in said mouth and having an elastic free edge, a handle forcarrying the article and means for opening and closing said mouth.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a hollow casing of flexible materialhaving a peripheral mouth opening, means for closing said opening, aflexible lip adjacent said mouth opening, and means extending about thefree edge portion of said lip for drawing the latter snugly about a bodymember inserted in said mouth opening.

BRYAN ROTHERHAM.

